Media Advisory

Deputy Minister Nel to host a community engagement as part of National Wills Week in Mitchells Plain on 17 September 2025

16 September 2025

The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr. Andries Nel, in partnership with participating stakeholders and members of the legal profession, will host a community engagement in Mitchells Plain on Wednesday, 17 September 2025.

The National Wills Week initiative is a campaign which is observed annually in the month of September. It enhances access to justice by affording members of the public an opportunity to learn about the importance of having a valid will and the need for estate planning.

During this period, members of the public can have their wills drafted free of charge with the help of participating legal practitioners. Drafting a will ensures that a person’s estate is administered in accordance with their wishes after their death. Service desks will be set up at the event where attorneys from the Master of the High Court’s offices, other legal practitioners in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development as well as legal practitioners from private law firms will assist the public to draft their wills at no cost. Drafting assistance will be available during the morning and the afternoon.

Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the opening session of the event as follows:

Date : 17 September 2025
Time : 09h00 - 10h30
Venue : Mitchells Plain Town Center Library, 1st Avenue Eastridge, opposite the Mitchells Plain Magistrates Court

For media confirmations: Junior Kotu - 0784576484

Media enquiries: Terrence Manase, Spokesperson to the Minister – 082 338 6707

ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT